Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives

Damiano Pizzol, Francesco Di Gennaro, Kajal D Chhaganlal, Claudia Fabrizio, Laura Monno, Giovanni Putoto, Annalisa Saracino, Damiano Pizzol, Francesco Di Gennaro, Kajal D Chhaganlal, Claudia Fabrizio, Laura Monno, Giovanni Putoto, Annalisa Saracino

Abstract

This review outlines the association between tuberculosis and diabetes, focusing on epidemiology, physiopathology, clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment, and evaluates future perspectives, with particular attention to developing countries.

Keywords: Africa; Afrique; Salud Global; Santé Mondiale; Tuberculosis; developing countries; diabetes; diabète; enfermedades no transmisibles; global health; maladies non transmissibles; non-communicable diseases; pays en voie de développement; países en vías de desarrollo; tuberculose; tuberculosis; África.

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Source: PubMed

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